Dhaka, Nov. 20 -- The interim government on Thursday cleared the draft of Supreme Court Secretariat Ordinance 2025 to set up a separate secretariat of the higher court, aiming to ensure the full independence of the judiciary.

The approval came from a meeting of the council of advisers held with Chief Adviser Prof Mohammad Yunus in the chair at the Chief Adviser's Office.

Briefing reporters at the Foreign Service Academy, Law Adviser Asif Nazrul said this ordinance was given the final approval in the meeting of the Council of Advisers.

"You can say that today we have completed the full implementation of the verdict in the Masdar Hossain case and the final step for establishing the full independence of the judiciary," he said.

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